viticulture
/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/
"viticulture" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“viticulture” is uncommon English (frequency #64,821 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,821
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viticulture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #64,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viticulture” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
viticulture is uncommon English at frequency #64,821 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.".
viticulture doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture. The correct English form is viticulture, spelled V-I-T-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
Etymology
From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “viticulture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-I-T-I-C-U-L-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.